italian heritage - Center for the Biology of Natural Systems - CUNY

Paolo Corso Reads from Catina’s Haircut
December 1 2:00 pm
Popular author Paola Corso, links stories of loss, hope,
struggle, and freedom. Registration is required. Sponsored
by Westchester Italian Cultural Center.
One Generoso Place, Tuckahoe, NY
Admission: free
Contact: Patrizia Calce (914) 771-8700, ext. 109
pcalce@wiccny.org
Italian Harpsichord Music
December 1 8:00 pm
The Fall 2010 concert series at Columbia University’s
Italian Academy for Advanced Studies will present
harpsichordist Andrew Appel in a program featuring
music of Boccherini, Cimarosa and Clementi, with
violinist Krista Bennion Feency and cellist Loretta
O’Sullivan. Sponsored by The Italian Academy for
Advanced Studies in America.
1161 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan
Admission: free; open to the public
Contact: Rick Whitaker (212) 854-1623
Rw2115@columbia.edu
Holiday Presepio Exhibit
December 1, 2010 – January 12, 2011
Presepio is the most popular traditional Christmas
decoration in Italy. Nearly every Italian home and Italian
church has a beautiful and artistic nativity scene on
display. On exhibit will be sections depicting life in the
village and the nativity scene. Exhibit hours: Monday
to Friday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm; Saturday 10:00 am to
1:00 pm (closed on December 24, 25, and 31, 2010
and January 1, 2011). Sponsored by Westchester Italian
Cultural Center.
One Generoso Place, Tuckahoe, NY
Admission: Suggested donation: Adults $10
Children and Seniors $5
Contact: Patrizia Calce (914) 771-8700, ext. 109
pcalce@wiccny.org
Classic Books & Cinema: I Malavoglia
by Giovanni Verga
December 2 6:30 pm
Lecture presented in English by Professor Antonio
Rutigliano whose interpretation conveys Verga’s lyrical
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